POLITICS
AZERBAIJANI PREMIER MEETS WITH WHO DIRECTOR-GENERAL
Head of the Government highly appraised the WHO support for the health reforms and hoped that this cooperation will develop in the future. According to Premier, Azerbaijan is now facing great challenges and process of reforms is not simple. Joint projects with the WHO and World Bank are aimed at tackling social problems and improving the quality of the medical services. A. Rasizadeh said WHO director-general’s visit will allow identifying further cooperation priorities.
WHO director-general was informed of Azerbaijan’s accomplishments in the socio-economic sphere and Armenia-Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
As to the avian influenza, head of the World Health Organization pointed out the positive cooperation between the Health Ministry and World Health Organization and highly appreciated the measures Azerbaijan took to fight this disease.